Monday, November 10, 2014

Brunswick, Georgia then home......

Wednesday October 29, 2014 Seems like we just went to bed & it's time to get up, quick breakfast, coffee for the road, & we're out of here! 
One last look across the campgrounds!
Hooked up & ready to roll!!
I'm wearing shorts even tho we start out under dreary conditions. Our destination is Brunswick,Georgia where I know it will be warmer!


Are we going to see the sun this morning or not?

It's starting to clear up!

I wonder if this little Scottie camper belongs to a RV club!?!

Georgia....is that you!?!

As always, the last thing we do before coming home for the season, is run the RV through the Blue Beacon Truck wash!
Poor Otis!

He just hates the truck wash & tries to attack the water wands!
We're done Otis, pulling out of the Truck Wash now! The guy at the truck wash told Lennie he had a bad tire.....never good news, we were hoping to make it till next season on these tires!
Back on the road, our destination for tonight is Golden Isles RV Park in Brunswick, Georgia. Lennie fretted about that tire the minute we pulled out of the truck wash till we got to the RV park!?!


There's no setting up, we're just here for the night.                                                                                   Water, sewer & electric & we're good to go!

Lennie told the Camp Host here about his tire problem, the Camp Post here knew someone who sold tires. Lennie called Good Sam since we have road service & someone is coming out to change the tire! Problem is, they aren't coming out till after hours......? We had a quick packaged stir fry dinner, surprisingly it was pretty good for a packaged meal! We had everything all cleaned up & Lennie was starting to look for the tire people!   Then they came!
I knew Lennie would be right out there with him, supervising the job!?!

He actually had to hold a flashlight for the guy! Otis did not like it when the guy was using the air ratchet to remove the lug nuts & then tighten them back up! The job is done & now Lennie can relax!

Thursday October 30, 2014  Just a few hours from home, in fact we'll be home in time for lunch! So after our quick breakfast we're ready to leave.
The sun isn't even up yet, why are we leaving                                                                                                                            soooo early!?!

Easy take off!
One last "important job" before we take off!?!
Once we take off, it doesn't take long before we see the first "SIGN" of Florida!


I guess we're WELCOMED in Florida!
So....we keep on driving. funny, Florida looks just                                                                                     like Georgia!?!
STILL

DRIVING!!!!!




Getting Closer!!!
This is going to be a tight squeeze!
We're on the home stretch now!



Heritage Isles front gate. The gate is                                                                                                     opening....we're home now!


Even Otis who always rides on my lap.....

is starting to sit up & take notice! I think he                                                                                  actually recognizes our subdivision!?!

Now we've come full circle!

Open up, let's go inside!

Otis was soooooo happy to be back home! Back to "his" couch.....

His bed.....

& his giraffe!?!

In the 5 months we were gone from home, we saw some real changes on our street! They have really built it out. Six new duplexes are going up. Three on each side of our street. there's no more room to build on our street, & I remember when we were the only duplex on our side of the street!



Friday October 31,2014 This is my first morning back after 5 months of RVing. As I join my friends for our morning walk I snap a picture of this beautiful sunrise!


So long till travel season 2015!




















Saturday, November 8, 2014

Going to Maggie Valley, N. Carolina!

Friday- October 24, 2014 This morning after our quick breakfast, we are heading out to Maggie Valley, with one stop overnight as it's too long a drive with just one driver behind the wheel.....We start out early.
In fact....the sun hasn't even burnt the morning fog off yet!?!

Can you see where we're going????

OOOOOH I think I see the sun trying to peek out!
""The wheels on the bus go round & round"!!!


We're stopping to "get rid of" our coffee!
It was a pretty view from our Potty break, that bank of clouds just hanging there.....
Time to move on. We're trying to keep up with the big boys!


Hello Tennessee!

It won't be long & we'll be stopping for the night!

Here we are, our one night destination at Parkers Crossroads RV Park in Yuma, Tennessee!


It's just for one night, it doesn't matter what they have to offer!

It is a nice Campgrounds/RV Park & Otis is enjoying his nightly walk! Not sure who's walking who there!?!

There were 8 ducks walking around this lake area, Otis didn't have any interest in them, nor did the ducks have any interest in Otis!

Then.....sunset!
Since we're only here for the night, needless to say we didn't set up anything but the necessities. It won't take long to pull up stakes in the morning!
Saturday-Wednesday October 25th-29th, 2014  Our goal every year when we take off for the season, is to end our road trip with a taste of fall. This year we end our trip with a visit to Maggie Valley, North Carolina to see the fall foliage.Our destination RV park is Creekwood Farms RV Park. We've been here before when in this area. It's a beautiful Campground/RV park. We have a site right on the creek! We take off early from Parker Crossroads.
Seems no matter what time we leave, there's always traffic on the road!
Look close, that's our reflection in the back of this big rig!
Here we go!

Already we can see color changes in the foliage!

We're almost there!

Will we fit through that tunnel!?!

We do!!!
Then we arrive!

We really enjoy this park. We recommended it to our neighbors in Florida & they came here last year & really enjoyed it!
Doesn't take us long to set up


& start relaxing!

This is the Jonathan Creek, named after the son of the original settlers of Maggie Valley.

Even Otis, tho I'm not sure he's relaxed!?!

AAAH this is nice!!!

We are only going to be in Maggie Valley a couple of days so we're going to have to look hard & look fast to see as much as we can. good thing we've been here a couple of times before.
Goofing around in downtown Maggie Valley!


On this day, we had a very early dinner as we wanted to get to Cades Cove in time to see the Elk. The last time we were here, we drove the LONG winding road to Cades Cove but didn't see any Elk, I guess we were too late, they are usually seen right around sunset to early dusk, or early dawn. Tonight we lucked out!



Both sides of the road were lined up with cars of Elk spectators & photographers!

Even Otis wanted to check out the Elk!


I think this guy was a camera ham!

The picture says it all!

While taking a picture of the church, two deer ran across the open grounds, & I thought I spotted something in the background.....

Yep....a wedding!?!

Wild turkey, they better hide, it's getting close to "Turkey Day"!

We're heading back to the RV,

but first we stop to photo

SUNSET!
We want to start on that long narrow road before it gets too dark!

I think we made it to North Carolina for PEAK foliage!

This restaurant was recommended to us SEVERAL years ago by Lennie's cousin, Andy & Barb Gillihan.

They only have breakfast hours, & they always have a waiting line!

 Great way to start the day! I had sweet potato pancakes, YUMMMM!

Now......some fall foliage!




I know....I take too many pictures!






AAWWWW!


Pictures don't do it justice, you had to be there!

Easy to see why they're called.....

The

Smokey Mountains!

Today we are going to see  some commercialism, as we drive into the big tourist town of Gatlinburg.


Shops line both sides of the street!

Even Otis got some shopping in at a pet friendly, pet store. Otis must have been window shopping cause he didn't make a purchase!?!

After walking around checking out some of the shops, we decided it was time for a treat!

A donut shop was the answer! It wasn't your average run of the mill donuts, they were some great donuts!!!

I'm not sure who's the cutest!?! We're going to head back to the RV.



There's plenty of scenery along the way!





Back at the RV, time to relax along Jonathan Creek!